Gestational Diabetes is a condition characterized by high blood sugar (glucose) that is first recognized during pregnancy. This occurs in 4% of all pregnancies. Allmost all women have some degree of impaired glucose intolerance during pregnancy, making their blood sugar levels higher than normal and on their third trimester puts them at a higher risk to be diagnose for gestational diabetes.
Diabetes can affect the developing babies throughtout pregnancy and early states of the pregnancy it can result on birth defects and miscariage. The major birth defects affect major organs such as the brain and heart. During the second and third trimester diabetes leads to over nutrition and excess growth of the baby.
Who is at risk?
Being overweight at pregnancy
Part of high risk ethnic group (Hispanic, Black, Native of American or Asian)
Gestational Diabetes is a condition characterized by high blood sugar (glucose) that is first recognized during pregnancy. This occurs in 4% of all pregnancies. Allmost all women have some degree of impaired glucose intolerance during pregnancy, making their blood sugar levels higher than normal and on their third trimester puts them at a higher risk to be diagnose for gestational diabetes.
Diabetes can affect the developing babies throughtout pregnancy and early states of the pregnancy it can result on birth defects and miscariage. The major birth defects affect major organs such as the brain and heart. During the second and third trimester diabetes leads to over nutrition and excess growth of the baby.
Who is at risk?
- Being overweight at pregnancy
- Part of high risk ethnic group (Hispanic, Black, Native of American or Asian)
- Having sugar in your Urine
Note: no oral insulin given to pregnant women.